Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau sent bilateral ties into limbo in September after suggesting there was Indian involvement in the murder of Canadian citizen and Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a Vancouver suburb.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/canada-air-india-flights-khalistan-gurpatwant-pannun-b2441861.html

Gurdwara members fear the shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed on June 18, 2023, was a result of foreign interference.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hardeep-singh-nijjar-shooting-foreign-interference-1.6887948?cmp=rss

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Canadian citizen who had been wanted by India for years, was gunned down outside the temple he led in the city of Surrey.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3231689/india-suspends-visa-services-in-canada-and-rift-widens-over-killing-of-canadian-citizen.html

The allegations came about two months after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of having links to the murder of another Sikh separatist leader named Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67770036?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Trudeau’s allegations in September over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June in the Canadian town of Surrey.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/india-canada-diplomatic-row-there-is-room-for-diplomacy-says-jaishankar-2801705/

Trudeau announced in the House of Commons last month that Canadian intelligence services are investigating "credible" information about "a potential link" between India's government and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.

Source: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/poilievre-says-trudeau-soured-india-relations-as-modi-government-laments-liberals/article_df46aa2c-7671-59d6-ab64-b05de63a00f7.html